Gold Award

The pools at the Park District of Oak Park were acknowledged recently for safety by an international risk management company. "It's great," said Michael Lushniak, program and operations assistant manager, about the Gold International Aquatic Safety Award from Jeff Ellis & Associates. "It proves we're consistently doing a great job training our lifeguards, and the guards who do get the job take it very seriously. Our pool is one of the safest. " Lushniak said he has been working for the...

The Sports Xchange By Tom LaMarre, The Sports Xchange Golf notebook: Couples to receive Gold Tee Award --Fred Couples will receive the Gold Tee Award, one of the sport's most prestigious honors, from the Metropolitan Golf Writers Association at its 63rd National Awards Dinner on June 23 in Tarrytown, N.Y. The Gold Tee is the MGWA's highest honor, given to an individual whose career achievements exemplify the best spirit and traditions of...

Donna and Patrick Fanning spend all year - for 25 years now - soliciting donations and toys and the names of children in need for their Operation Christmas Inc. They just finished providing gifts for more than 500 children and filling about 270 backpacks with essentials for the homeless. That effort qualified them for Arlington Heights' Heroic Hearts of Gold award. The 16th annual presentation honors those nominated by their fellow community members for their good deeds. Also...

Donna and Patrick Fanning spend all year - for 25 years now - soliciting donations and toys and the names of children in need for their Operation Christmas Inc. They just finished providing gifts for more than 500 children and filling about 270 backpacks with essentials for the homeless. That effort qualified them for Arlington Heights' Heroic Hearts of Gold award. The 16th annual presentation honors those nominated by their fellow community members for their good deeds. Also...

Oct 29 (Reuters) - St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina won his sixth straight Gold Glove award on Tuesday when Major League Baseball announced the top defensive players in each position. Molina has long been known for a toughness and command behind the plate that has allowed the Puerto Rican to dominate the defensive honour in recent years. He is joined by pitcher Adam Wainwright as the two Cardinals players to earn the distinction as they currently battle...

Ballots from visitors at the recent Cavalcade of Homes have been tabulated and consumers have selected their favorites for the People's Choice Awards. The Tristan model by DePaulo Builders Inc. won the Gold Award as the favorite home. The Silver Award went to the Princess Stephanie model by Marc Builders Inc., and the Bronze Award was won by Pokorny Builders` Imperial model. The Princess Stephanie won a Gold Award for the best decorated model. The Silver Award for...

The pools at the Park District of Oak Park were acknowledged recently for safety by an international risk management company. "It's great," said Michael Lushniak, program and operations assistant manager, about the Gold International Aquatic Safety Award from Jeff Ellis & Associates. "It proves we're consistently doing a great job training our lifeguards, and the guards who do get the job take it very seriously. Our pool is one of the safest. " Lushniak said he has been working for the...

The Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago has announced the winners of the "People's Choice" awards for the most popular homes at the Parade of Homes held June 18 to July 10 in Mundelein. The gold award, the top honor for favorite house, was won by Oak Ridge Homes` entry, the Bennington. The silver award went toPrime Development Ltd. for the Austin model. There was a tie for the bronze award between La Casa Grande, built by Burnside Construction, and French Maison by Rino Builders.

When Gary Dykes dropped from his bike along Kenosha's shoreline more than a year ago and suffered a massive heart attack, his friend Rick Abbott knew exactly what to do. "If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't be here. He saved my life," said Dykes, 68. "He knew CPR and got it going right away and that was the difference. " Abbott will be recognized for making that difference when he receives the 2013 Hearts of Gold Heroic award Feb. 9 from the Arlington Heights Special Events...

By Barbara B. Buchholz. Barbara B. Buchholz, a frequent contributor to the Magazine, is co-author with Lisa Skolnik of "Porch Style" (Rizzoli) | August 13, 2000

Architects, designers and facility planners have always tried to make offices productive. They believe that the right desks, chairs, lighting, colors and materials can spur efficiency, thereby improving corporate bottom lines. Profitability remains a top objective, but there's another concern. The tight job market created by the healthy economy and the exodus to dot-coms and home offices have made it harder to keep employees. Along with financial incentives to keep workers from switching jobs, companies...

White Sox pitcher Jake Peavy capped a memorable night when he was named as co-winner of his first American League Gold Glove award with the Rays' Jeremy Hellickson. Peavy, 31, who earlier Tuesday agreed to a two-year, $29 million contract, became the third pitcher in Sox history to win the award for his exceptional defense, joining left-handers Jim Kaat (1974-75) and Mark Buehrle (2009-11), who won the 2012 Gold Glove award with the Marlins. Peavy was charged with only one...

Adolph C. Fulbright, worked as a clerk for the US Postal Services from 1948 to 1981. He had a rich life as a community volunteer throughout his life, receiving among other awards for community service the Rothschild Heart of Gold Award in 1984. He touched and changed for the better the lives of everyone he met from troubled teens, to recently released prisoners seeking to turn their lives around, to friends and family in need of advice. He is well loved and will be sorely missed by all who had the great fortune...

Darwin Barney earned his first Gold Glove award Tuesday after a near-flawless season in the field, becoming the fourth second baseman in Cubs history to win the honor. Barney edged out the other two National League finalists, the Diamondbacks' Aaron Hill and the Reds' Brandon Phillips, who won his third Gold Glove last year. Barney led all second basemen with a .997 fielding percentage in his second full season, committing only two errors at second and three overall, including...

A Chicago resident has won first place in a contest of food and wine photographs. Janis Tracy, who photographs tabletop, still-life and food subjects, has had her own studio since 1983. She is a graduate of Columbia College. The contest was held by Mouton-Cadet wines, produced by the Baron Philippe de Rothschild company. More than 140 professional photographers entered. As grand prize winner, Tracy won a trip to Paris and Bordeaux, France, compliments of Air...

Free agent left-hander Mark Buehrle added another accomplishment to his impressive resume. The former Chicago White Sox pitcher won his third consecutive American League Gold Glove Award for his defense. Buehrle's award was announced Tuesday during a show televised on ESPN2. Buehrle, 32, who filed for free agency Sunday, becomes the first Sox player to win an AL Gold Glove award in three consecutive seasons since new Sox manager Robin Ventura won three straight...

Sixteen years ago, Richard Delawder gave up teaching high school industrial arts and founded SWD Inc., a metals finishing company in Addison that trade publications hail as an industry leader. Along the way, he taught his three sons the trade, bringing them into the company as they became adults. Now the entrepreneur finds himself once again teaching. But this time his students are manufacturers around the globe, the classroom is SWD's 60,000-square-foot facility and the...

In a long career in the sporting goods industry, Elmer Blasco was best known as the creator of Major League Baseball's annual award for the best defensive players at each position. "He invented the Gold Glove Award," said Lindsay Naber, brand manager with St. Louis-based Rawlings sporting goods, which sponsors the award. "He was a sales manager for our company and it occurred to him that there were awards for hitting, but none for defense." Mr. Blasco, 87, who spent more than 35 years...

The 16-year-old stole cars, shoplifted and landed in a maximum-security juvenile facility for beating a rival gang member. But now, as a member of arguably the nation's most unusual Girl Scout troop, she raises her right hand at least once a week and vows to change her life. "I will do my best to be honest and fair, friendly and helpful, considerate and caring, courageous and strong, and responsible for what I say and do," she says, reciting the Girl Scout Law from memory. Raising their...

Adolph C. Fulbright, worked as a clerk for the US Postal Services from 1948 to 1981. He had a rich life as a community volunteer throughout his life, receiving among other awards for community service the Rothschild Heart of Gold Award in 1984. He touched and changed for the better the lives of everyone he met from troubled teens, to recently released prisoners seeking to turn their lives around, to friends and family in need of advice. He is well loved and will be sorely missed by all who had the great fortune...